I called Apple on Sunday to order a lighting USB cable and I already received it... Shipped from China on the 24th... Free Shipping also. Apple has best customer service!
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Lightning Cable
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I'm going to guess s/he paid $57 (3 @ $19) + tax just like anyone else buying a lightning cable from Apple.
yep. Thats it. Using the apple store app, I was actually able to see the cable was available for local pickup. Instead of buying it with the store app (because I couldn't find an easy way to change my quantity to 3) I just went in to pick up.
Adapters/converters, and cables are selling cheap on ebay.. non apple brand, but compatible.. are they worth it?
I dont think the cables have an authentication chip like the car keys have on their fobs, that wont work with the original car key fobs.
I doubt, apple has come to that stage as of yet.. even if it is.. they wont sell something like that for cheap..
Chinese suppliers still working to clone Apple's Lightning cable and integrated chip
http://appleinsider.com/articles/12...ne-apples-lightning-cable-and-integrated-chip
http://appleinsider.com/articles/12...ne-apples-lightning-cable-and-integrated-chip
I have a question about Lightning cables.
Is it a possibility that the tip of the chip breaks inside the iphone port? i mean if the cable bends to an "L" position from the port end.. or the phone falls off while charging?? Its just a tiny plastic tip.. wondering!??
Is it a possibility that the tip of the chip breaks inside the iphone port? i mean if the cable bends to an "L" position from the port end.. or the phone falls off while charging?? Its just a tiny plastic tip.. wondering!??
I dont think the cables have an authentication chip like the car keys have on their fobs, that wont work with the original car key fobs.
I doubt, apple has come to that stage as of yet.. even if it is.. they wont sell something like that for cheap..
really not difficult to incorporate the chip. thunderbolt cables have a chip on each end.
http://www.bgr.com/2012/09/25/unofficial-lightning-cable-iphone-5/
its already at that stage.
Why do you need 4 cables?
Are they any longer then the one that comes with the phone?